Despite several assurances, it is clear now that the concreting of roads in south Mumbai cannot start before the monsoon. The BMC invited tenders for the third time as it didn’t get a response to the second tender invited in February. The contractor who was selected last year, could not begin work on time. 

The BMC invited a tender in December 2022 worth Rs 6,080 crore excluding 18 per cent GST to concrete 397 km of city roads. Of this, road works of approximately Rs 1,230 crore were in south Mumbai and the BMC awarded a contract for it in February 2023. However, the work was not started despite several reminders from the BMC. The BMC cancelled the work order and invited the tenders once again on February 1 for the same work at the estimated cost of Rs 1,365 crore. “But as the corporation hasn’t received a response, it has invited the tender for the third time. The date for submitting tender documents is April 5, 2024,” said an official from the BMC.